Investment Life

It only took two days for Chen Yuanming and Yan Qiaosen to rush back to Feiyan's main factory. They didn't even care about rest, and turned around and rushed to the company's high-level meeting.It was still the bright and clean meeting room of the head office, but the harmony and passion of the past could not be found for a long time. I saw a few people sitting in the room clearly separated. The pile of documents at the head was whispering to Liang Weiguo, the director of the legal department beside him. Only Lin Xuewen was squatting by the hill-like garbage dump in the corner of the conference room, looking for something.

"Old Meng!" Seeing the situation in the room, Yan Qiaosen couldn't help shouting, drawing everyone's attention back, "How is the situation now, isn't there an infringement case, and preparations have begun?"

"Preparation?" Meng Lisheng looked at the two, but he didn't seem to be staring at them. There was uncontrollable anger and resentment in his eyes, "How can I make preparations by myself? Can I settle this matter now? !"

A sentence that was almost roared made the entire meeting room silent for a few seconds.Chen Yuanming frowned, and caught up two steps, "Mr. Yu, let me see the latest situation!"

Yu Yongan didn't talk nonsense, and handed out the folder in his hand. Inside was a leaflet with a line of clear characters, "Lida Vcd, high-definition decoding, error-free identification, an excellent brand that is trustworthy."

Lida... As soon as these two words appeared, Chen Yuanming understood most of them, and then scrolled down and there was another similar promotion, but the brand name became Jinke. On the clean poster, there were beauties and exquisite Vcd players They add radiance to each other, appearing high-end and grand, not worse than Feiyan's effect at all.

"How long has this thing been around?" Putting down the poster, Chen Yuanming asked in a deep voice.

"It's been a month, and the southern cities have fully sold the goods, pushing Feiyan out of the market." This time it was Liang Weiguo who answered, and he was the oldest in this room, with gray hair long ago and wearing a pair of Thick black-rimmed glasses, not much of a lawyer look, but a lot like a university professor - of course, he did.

"Didn't you send a lawyer's letter for contact?" Chen Yuanming frowned even more.

"It has been issued a long time ago, but the attitudes of these two companies are very straightforward, saying that the Vcd core is their own research and development, and it cannot be regarded as infringement. It is Jinke. It is said that their laser head technology is indeed very different from Feiyan, and it can be regarded as an improvement. product……"

"Improve your fart!!" Meng Lisheng couldn't bear it anymore, he almost jumped up, took two deep breaths, and suppressed the flush on his face, "Their machines are indeed modeled after our products. , there is no change in the core technology at all, the only change is to cancel the css settings, so that those damn pirated discs can be played!!"

Yu Yongan, who was sitting by the side, was much calmer, and persuaded in a slow voice, "These are all predicted before, what's the use of being angry, if you become famous, you will naturally be imitated by others, and you can't hide from it. Now we have enough Take the initiative..."

"Of course you don't..."

Seeing that Meng Lisheng might say something too extreme, Chen Yuanming immediately interrupted him, and then asked Yu Yongan, "Don't talk about their behavior, just talk about the current situation. Didn't we study the countermeasures at the beginning? Also absorbed into the VCD alliance, but this is going to happen?"

Yu Yongan sighed, "It would be great if things could be that simple. The most deadly problem now is that joining the alliance is not up to us or them. Let alone whether the lawsuit can be won, it is even a matter of whether we can fight or not." explain."

Chen Yuanming's heart sank, "What's going on?"

"Local protectionism." Liang Weiguo, who was sitting on the side, said, "The background of these two companies is too strong, and almost all of them are pillar industries supported by the municipal government and the provincial government. The boss of Lida used to develop satellite TV signal receivers. , the products occupy more than 4% of the national market, and have an excellent reputation in Zhangzhou City. Jinke is a national key enterprise. When the chief planner visited their factory during his southern tour, he can be regarded as a role that can directly reach Tianting. Concerns Considering their background, Anhui Province has dispatched a special person to negotiate with them, and now they have given a clear signal, let us stay calm and not make any big moves."

"Now what Lao Liang and I mean is to first look at the actions of the upper management. After all, it is a Chinese company that cannot escape local policy support. Moreover, the current domestic patent law is not perfect. If we really want to file a lawsuit, we may not win. In the end Don't waste money and people." Yu Yongan's voice was still calm, and he said firmly.

Chen Yuanming pondered for a while, then turned to look at Meng Lisheng, who shook his head vigorously.

"This is a business and a legal issue. I firmly disagree with turning it into a political event. Feiyan should not be reduced to a tool for local government wrestling. If they reach an agreement, they will put our company on the Where? Just because they are a private enterprise and we are a joint venture, we have to be inferior in this respect, and we have to make concessions for the development of the local economy?"

Looking at Meng Li's flushed face with anger and Yu Yong'an's helpless expression, Chen Yuanming completely understood that this was a huge difference between the two factions on the countermeasures, and it was also the first direct conflict between Feiyan's senior management.But fundamentally speaking, both parties are looking for the interests of Feiyan Company, and want to find the best solution to the problem... For a while, even Chen Yuanming fell silent. He had imagined many emergencies. situation, but it was never considered.

In later generations, although government support is also of great significance, the status of businessmen has long been greatly improved, especially those high-tech industries with strong waists, which can almost drive the economic development of a place, and all places can't wait to compete for it. Serve their needs and expand investment channels.At the same time, the laws have also been greatly improved, and they are familiar with this kind of economic disputes.

But now it is only 1994, less than two years after the Southern Tour, and this is still an era of crossing the river by feeling the stones, an era when a black cat and a white cat can catch mice and are good cats.In such an era, his advanced thinking is obviously not enough to deal with this complicated situation. How to approach the government and how to form alliances with other companies in this economic and political era are not things that he can settle on the table. .

Sighing softly, Chen Yuanming turned his head and looked aside. At some point, Yan Qiaosen had already walked up to Lin Xuewen, and half a wall of debris was piled up in front of them, like a huge mountain of garbage. Most of them are colorful video discs, and the other half are all kinds of disc players.Some are called Fengyan, some are called Xiaofeiyan, some are called Feiyan, and there are all kinds of strange things.

Noticing Chen Yuanming's gaze, Meng Lisheng snorted coldly, "Those counterfeit products are easy to deal with. The checkpoints are cleared, and the police will come to collect them directly, but nothing is left behind except this pile of junk, and they can't even earn back the public relations fee. It's good now , not to mention it’s broken, if someone insists on tearing the flesh off of you, you still have to stick to it because the other party is a big company that has been established for more than ten years, and Feiyan is just a kid..."

At this point, Meng Lisheng clenched his fists, unable to continue, his shoulders that were once straight seemed to be bent down, and he felt a sense of desperation that his ambitions were not rewarded.Yan Qiaosen stood by the garbage mountain for a long time, finally picked up a disc from some corner, and walked back slowly.

With a bang, a pirated CD was thrown on the conference table. On it was a blurry colored cover with the words "Star Wars" written on it. It seemed to be the cover of a transferred video tape, which looked cheap and rough.It's just that the genuine video discs authorized by them are not yet on the market, and these pirated versions have already taken over the market...

Is this battle to be fought or not to be fought, how to fight it, and how to win it?If you give up this front, pirated discs will immediately destroy their hard-earned foundation. Since there are cheap discs, why not buy them? Since your disc player can’t read them, why not buy others?This simple and straightforward idea of ​​small people is how to destroy an industry and drag several related industries into the quagmire.Who is the last to eat fat?Who benefits?Who was destroyed and annihilated?

But if they fight this battle, they may not only face those pirates, but also government departments that show their claws for the local economy, and well-known companies that are relentless for corporate profits. This is a real battle against the enemy. It may cause the enterprise to bleed heavily, or even collapse into a dragon's den and a tiger's den.

Which is more important and which is less important, and where should we go?

At this time, after finally picking up things from the garbage mountain, Lin Xuewen also came back, splashing the pirated CD in his hand on the table.

"I have to say, this group of people has really good eyesight. Look at this..." Lin Xuewen held up a few of them, "Akira Kurosawa, Kubrick, Oliver Stone... I used to be in small circles I have heard of their names in the Internet, and I don’t know how much it will take to introduce them, and how much time is wasted, but pirated versions are different. When I see these discs, let alone those ordinary people, I can’t help but want to buy them. Let's take a look..."

A few DVDs were thrown on the table, "Rashomon", "A Clockwork Orange", "Field Platoon"... are indeed classics, and it is indeed difficult to introduce them. Not a single sentence that Lin Xuewen said is a lie, But the eyes of everyone looking at him were full of indescribable taste.

"I said at the beginning that it is too difficult and time-consuming to run a national enterprise in China today. What you insist on is actually not worth mentioning in the eyes of the public. Lida and Jinke are the ones that are really popular. The masses Fundamentally, we can’t fight, we can’t fight in terms of policy support, and now even the backstage background is worrying…”

Sitting back in the sofa chair unhurriedly, Lin Xuewen fiddled with the pirated CDs with his fingers, "Of course, according to our original plan, Feiyan still has the strength to fight the first battle, and has preliminary allies and friendly forces, but if it is really To tear your face apart and start a lawsuit, you must work hard to win. If you fail, it will be a devastating blow. What you are fighting with is those deep-rooted bad habits, which is an immeasurable general trend. This will be a battle A real hard fight."

"It's not that there is no chance of winning a frontal conflict. After all, the company is still yours, and the decision-making power is still in your hands. It's just that you recognize the facts and make a decision."

An ordinary passage even brought out a hint of curiosity from the onlookers.Standing in the middle of this clearly divided meeting room, Chen Yuanming looked at the two parties, unable to speak for a long time.